Luke 15:13
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13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in (A)reckless living.
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Jeremiah 2:5
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5 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“What wrong did your fathers find in me
that they went far from me,
(B)and went after (C)worthlessness, and became worthless?
Proverbs 29:3
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3 He who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
but (B)a companion of prostitutes (C)squanders his wealth.
Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
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9 (A)Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. (B)Walk in the ways of your heart and (C)the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things (D)God will bring you into judgment.
10 Remove vexation from your heart, and (E)put away pain[a] from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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- Ecclesiastes 11:10 Or evil
Proverbs 28:7
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7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 23:19-22
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19 Hear, my son, and (A)be wise,
and (B)direct your heart in the way.
20 Be not among (C)drunkards[a]
or among (D)gluttonous eaters of meat,
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and (E)slumber will clothe them with rags.
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- Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew those who drink too much wine
Luke 16:19
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day.
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Luke 16:1
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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
16 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had (A)a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
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Luke 15:30
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30 But when this son of yours came, (A)who has devoured (B)your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
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1 Peter 4:3-4
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3 For the time that is past (A)suffices (B)for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of (C)debauchery, and (D)they malign you;
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Romans 13:13-14
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Micah 6:3
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